In the TRANSIT resource hub you can search for materials that provide an overview of theories on social innovation in general that we have built upon.
As we developed our theory on Transformative Social Innovation, the hub provides materials that:
- are published in TRANSIT
- are related to the cases that we study
- are related to key themes in TRANSIT (governance, social learning, monitoring and resourcing)
You have searched within keywords for "game changers" we have found 9 results.
The persistence of current societal problems has given rise to a quest for transformative social innovations. As social innovation actors seek to become change makers, it has been suggested that they need to play into impactful macrodevelopments or “game-changers”. Here, we aim to deepen the understanding of the social innovation agency in these transformation games. We analyze... More
Continuing economic turbulence has fuelled debates about social and political reform as much as it has stimulated actions and initiatives aimed at a more fundamental transition of dominant economic systems. This paper takes a transition perspective to explore, from a Western European viewpoint, how the economic crisis is actually viewed through a variety of interpretations and responded to... More
We explore the impact of “game changers” on the dynamics of innovation over time in three problem domains, that of wilderness protection, women’s rights, and assimilation of indigenous children in Canada. Taking a specifically historical and cross-scale approach, we look at one social innovation in each problem domain. We explore the origins and history of the development of the... More
During a 2-day academic workshop at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, 25 scholars from across the world gathered to discuss the role of ‘game-changers’ in transformative social innovation processes, from the perspective of various inter-disciplines and world regions. This workshop was part of the research project TRANsformative Social Innovation Theory (TRANSIT), which seeks... More
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Consists of the programme of the Synthesis workhop : the role of Game-changers in Transformative Social Innovation held in Rotterdam from 01-02 September, 2014. More
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Includes the abstracts of the ten papers presented at the Synthesis Workshop : the role of Game-changers in Transformative Social Innovation [Rotterdam, 01-02 September 2014]. More
This is the first paper of TRANSIT oriented to understand the processes of transformation related to social innovation. The paper discusses transformative social innovation, conceptualised as the process through which social innovation contributes to societal transformation. A conceptual heuristic is introduced that proposes five foundational concepts to help distinguish between different... More
This deliverable focuses on the topic of game-changers and transformative social innovation, and consists of 4 part: (1) working paper, (2) discussion paper on policy insights (input for policy brief), (3) discussion paper of facilitation tool (input for proto-typing tools), (4) workshop report. More
This paper was part of TRANSIT Deliverable D2.1 Game-changers & Transformative Social Innovation. Working paper, policy insights, lessons for facilitation tools and workshop report. Earlier versions have been presented at the TRANSIT Synthesis Workshop on “The role of Game-changers in Transformative Social Innovation” (1-2 September 2014, Rotterdam) as well as at the “5th... More
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